SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 14105. Cal 50. Standard 26″ oct bbl with half mag. Altered half nickel half sight with side checkered V-notch sporting rear. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut straight grip and crescent buttplate. Trapdoor and buttplate reveals original four piece iron cleaning rod. A Winchester Museum letter dated 1962 identifies this gun as an express oct bbl, half mag shipped May 28, 1881. Dust cover is marked “WINCHESTER EXPRESS 50 CAL. 95 GRS.”. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl has 80-85% original blue with a few light nicks and dings and spots of very light surface rust. Forend cap shows traces of case color with a mixture of silver and brown patina mixed in. Case colored receiver still retains 40-50% visible color that is darkening and turning a silver-brown patina. Lever and hammer show most of its original case color. Buttplate is of fading case colors with a mixture of light spotted patina. Stock is sound with only a few minor nicks and bruises and carries most of a shiny, restored finish. Forend has a few nicks and scratches that show dark under its added shiny finish. Mechanics are crisp and bore is good with only some very light scattered pitting. 4-32653 BT65 (10,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2422	$13,225.00	SPECIAL ORDER WINCHESTER 1876 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 14105. Cal 50. Standard 26″ oct bbl with half mag. Altered half nickel half sight with side checkered V-notch sporting rear. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut straight grip and crescent buttplate. Trapdoor and buttplate reveals original four piece iron cleaning rod. A Winchester Museum letter dated 1962 identifies this gun as an express oct bbl, half mag shipped May 28, 1881. Dust cover is marked “WINCHESTER EXPRESS 50 CAL. 95 GRS.”. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl has 80-85% original blue with a few light nicks and dings and spots of very light surface rust. Forend cap shows traces of case color with a mixture of silver and brown patina mixed in. Case colored receiver still retains 40-50% visible color that is darkening and turning a silver-brown patina. Lever and hammer show most of its original case color. Buttplate is of fading case colors with a mixture of light spotted patina. Stock is sound with only a few minor nicks and bruises and carries most of a shiny, restored finish. Forend has a few nicks and scratches that show dark under its added shiny finish. Mechanics are crisp and bore is good with only some very light scattered pitting. 4-32653 BT65 (10,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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